Marquette (15-10) has beaten Fordham (14-15) in all eight meetings between the schools.

They also claimed their first Patriot League win, beating Fordham in overtime.

Clemson beat Fordham, 3-2, in a 19-inning game, the longest in the 42-year history of the Division I tournment.

Columbia beat Fordham.

Seton Hall beat Fordham, 66-57, in the consolation game.

The foe is Lehigh, which beat Fordham, 24-6.

But Whittenburg had his players believing they could not lose, either - even to a team to that had beaten Fordham 20 straight times since January 1981.

Columbia beat Fordham, 17-10, yesterday to accomplish a feat the Lions last achieved 18 years ago: beginning a football season with two victories.

She scored 30 of St. John's 195 points, good enough to beat runner-up Fordham (144).

Lafayette (3-1) has beaten Fordham (0-5) nine times in a row by an average margin of 21 points.